PEA Capsules & PEA Cream from Vitalitus – Soothamide

12/15/2016 — Nancy Sajben MD

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Palmitoylethanolamide (Pea in the US, PeaPure in Netherlands) is a glial modulator, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective and anticonvulsant with mechanisms involving the innate immune system and mast cells. It binds to a receptor in the cell nucleus. The major focus of hundreds of publications on it has been inflammation, neuropathic pain states and mast cell related disorders from University of Oxford, Journal of Arthritis Research and Therapy, Journal of Pain Research, University of Bologna School of Dentistry (a study for TMJD pain), etc.

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It is a food supplement. It is a naturally occurring lipid amide, i.e. the body makes it, plants make it. It is available as a capsule and a cream without prescription. It may take days to weeks to work, but I’ve seen the cream work in two minutes – shock! The relief is amazing for someone who has failed everything for intractable pain.

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It’s been fascinating to see the cream work for so many pain syndromes including severe CRPS/RSD nerve pain! arthritis, muscle and severe ligamentous strain – often in less than two minutes! Not everyone, not every pain benefits but it is well worth trying and very affordable for large amount.

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One senior whose osteoarthritis in finger joints has been painful, very stiff, and prevents him from only very slightly being able to bend four fingers on his right hand. It’s been years since he’s been able to touch tips of the fingers to his palm because of stiffness and pain. They just would not go.

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After applying Soothamide cream, in less than 20 minutes he was able to fully, easily and painlessly bend all four fingers to the palm without any trace of stifness – quite astonishing. And the next day, three of the four fingers still had complete 100% relief 20 hours later, but it did not last for the index finger, even applying it later to that finger over those 20 hours. Twenty hours relief is amazing for three fingers after years of severe stiffness and pain. Relief may have been hours longer, but he took off for the day and data like this is difficult to pay attention to, and then to make a memory note of how long.

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Another with knee pain and significant joint effusion (fluid that creates pressure inside the joint), had relief for 3 hours after one application in the office.

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I have seen the cream relieve low back pain completely in less than two minutes. This was the father of a patient who had tried it in the office and it failed to help that patient, but she had a little left on her hand and schmeared it across her dad’s back. All pain gone in less than two minutes! I am assuming this was muscle strain, not deep mechanical structures in the spine.

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Another patient with RSD pain on the foot had no benefit, but she then applied the Soothamide to a very severe pain from torn ligament in the arm that was more painful than her RSD. It was gone in less than two minutes, to her shock and delight.

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The cream has only recently been available in the US, and I have seen it help so many patients including those with CRPS/ RSD nerve pain. Most relief from creams is short lived, but if you see 4 hours of relief, or 20 plus hours as the patient above, it is very special.

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The cream has been such fun! Having seen even the severe nerve pain of CRPS/RSD improve or be astonishingly gone -!- in less than two minutes -!- it helps doctors forget the pain of being unable to offer anything more. Here we have capsules and cream that do not require prescription. And even in the most extreme pain syndromes is worthy of a try.

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PEA capsules – open and place powder under tongue for instant relief of breakthrough pain.

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That was a blessing in the middle of last night for one of my patients with RSD who was having a severe flare of pain. In August, she had started PEA capsules 3 twice daily – always take with something fatty (milk, peanut butter, etc) to aid absorption. In 3 weeks it had reduced her lower limb pain from severe to mild-moderate while in bed. Now months later, after reducing another medication briefly due to side effects, pain flared severely. What to do?

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I instructed her to open the PEA capsule and place the powder under tongue to absorb there. She had relief. I don’t have data to relate more as yet but hope to post as I learn from her and hopefully other patients who write in their comments. How much is safe? I will try to find more information. We know the body makes it, plants make it and at doses of 6 capsules daily it causes no side effects.

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The material on this site is for informational purposes only. . It is not legal for me to provide medical advice without an examination.

. It is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified health care provider.

Have tried to locate “Vitalitus – Soothamide” on the web without success. Does anyone know if it is still made, website seems unavailable. In Australia and seeking supplier of PEA creme and tablets – thanks.